University of Birmingham tackles rare earth recycling

The University of Birmingham has begun a three-year research project to deliver a sustainable source of rare earth magnets for electric and hybrid vehicles for Bentley Motors. The £2.6m ($4,621,500)…

UBC prof builds compostable coffee pod

Dr. Zac Hudson believes your morning cup of coffee should be strong and guilt-free. That’s why the University of British Columbia scientist has spent the past three years creating a…

First Nation gets oil recycling facility

Will Burrows (left) and Ernie French-Downey at the new facility. VICTORIA, BC – BC Used Oil Management Association (BCUOMA) worked with the Takla First Nation to establish a new recycling…

New waste reporting standard available

AMSTERDAM – Organizations now have the means to disclose a complete picture of the waste impacts in their activities, products and services – following the launch of a new reporting…

Vancouver to produce RNG at landfill

VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver and FortisBC have received regulatory approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission to produce Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) at the City’s landfill in…

Holy Grail 2.0 getting off the ground

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Packaging manufacturer Berry Global Group, Inc. is participating in the new recycling initiative, HolyGrail 2.0. It is the result of the pioneering Project HolyGrail, led by Gian…

Canada to get first biomass/gas-to-liquids facility

CALGARY – Expander Energy Inc. (Expander) and Vanderwell Contractors (1971) Ltd. (Vanderwell), an Alberta-based, family-owned company, will build Canada’s first commercial demonstration Biomass/Gas to Liquids facility (BGTL) in the Slave…

Waste Management rolls out natural gas trucks in London 

Aaron Johnson, area vice-president, Waste Management of Canada (right) and government representatives cut the ribbon. (James Menzies photo) LONDON, Ont. – Waste Management is deploying natural gas-fueled refuse…

Canada Post and unions to reduce environmental footprint

OTTAWA – Canada Post and its bargaining agents have released a statement acknowledging a shared interest and responsibility to reduce the crown corporation’s environmental footprint. In April 2019,…

Canadian industry group signs on with MacArthur Foundation

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) is the first national trade association to endorse the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s vision for a New Plastics Economy,…